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Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548 Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548

7 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 17, 2008

Ship: Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 16 years ago

Review summary

Boarding was a pleasure compared to the Costa Ancient Treasures trip to Istanbul. The cabins at the back were great (180 degree view) BUT we were too close to the Londra Lounge which made loud noise till 1-2am each morning. The ship is beautuiful, with everything you need, The gym was a bit dissapointing compared to the one on the Costa Meditteranea or Atlantica The food was fantastic and the service excellent - we found the staff all round superb The tour gourp organisation was good except that with few english speaking guests we were limited

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Maybe just too much Italian

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
A bit small but this is cruise after all - the balcony at the back was fantastic and we could open our interleading door and have an extra large balcony to share with our travel companions

Ports of call

Savona (Genoa), Italy

3 out of 5
Nothing much to write home about but fun none the less

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5
Should have stayed on the ship - not great

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
The St John Church and use the local bus - its an experience
Don't Miss: St John Church as well

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
The only issue was too little time in Port Great city and clean!!! Definitely a visit again option
Don't Miss: The open bus tour gave us a great overview

Tunis, Tunisia

5 out of 5
A tour is a must
Don't Miss: The souks

Palermo, Sicily

5 out of 5

Pros: The well organised logistics and a great ship!

Cons: Too many Italians and not enough english speaking tourists

Recommends Costa Concordia (RETIRED) 548? Yes!

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